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Photograph of Donn Arden and others at the Lido, Paris (FRA), 1950s
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Archival Collection
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Lottie Mills on the front porch of her home on Main Street, Beatty: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series III. Beatty, Nevada -- Subseries III.B. Lisle Family. Lottie Mills is the mother of Chloe Lisle. The house burned down in the 1950s; in 1988 the site was occupied by Beatty's TV station.
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Sketch of the Culinary Workers Union Local #226 Building, Las Vegas, (Nev.), 1960s
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Postcard of Benny Binion quote, approximately 1900s-1980s
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Archival Collection
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Photographs of 4 Queens signs, Las Vegas (Nev.), March 3, 2017
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Archival Collection
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Site name: Four Queens Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Site address: 202 Fremont St
Sign owner: Four Queens Inc.
Sign details: Construction began on November 16, 1964, opening on June 2, 1966. The casino is named after the builder's, Ben Goffstein, four daughters.
Sign condition: 5, this signage is in excellent condition and well maintained
Sign form: Decorated Shed
Sign-specific description: A bullnose sits over the main corner entry, with the "4 Queens" at the very top of the bullnose, and the bullnose itself is of gold and black strips. The 4 has red crown at the very top of the number. The rest of the property is surrounded by a neon canopy with various can letters that spell "Four Queens," "Hotel & Casino."
Sign - type of display: Neon, Incandescent
Sign - media: Steel
Sign animation: Flickering incandescent lights
Sign environment: Property faces Fremont Street, near other larger casino properties.
Sign - date of installation: c. 1966
Sign - thematic influences: The property also decided to wrap a good portion of the building with neon in the 1960s, similar to that of the Golden Nugget and Binion's Horseshoe
Sign - artistic significance: The theme of the property seems to represent a playing cards with the name of the 4 Queen, since there is also 4 queens in a traditional deck of cards.
Survey - research locations: Assessor's website, Vintagelasvegas.com
Surveyor: Lauren Vaccaro
Survey - date completed: 2017-09-17
Sign keywords: Neon; Incandescent; Steel; Bullnose; Flickering
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Transcript of interview with Fred B. Houghton by Philip Partridge, February 9, 1975
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Archival Collection
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On February 9, 1975, Philip Partridge interviewed former attorney, Fred B. Houghton (born August 27th, 1894 in Chicago, Illinois) in his home in Las Vegas, Nevada. The two discuss how Houghton first moved to Las Vegas and how he came to practice law. The interview concludes with Houghton’s thoughts of Southern Nevada.
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Darrell Luce oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Darrell Luce conducted by Claytee D. White on September 28, 2003 and October 06, 2003 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. Darrell Luce discusses moving to Las Vegas, Nevada with his family in 1932, the history of Las Vegas, the testing of nuclear weapons, Basic Magnesium Inc., Carver Park, the construction of Hoover Dam, and businesses in early downtown Las Vegas.
Archival Collection
Lauren M. Brown oral history interview: transcript
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Archival Collection
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Oral history interview with Lauren M. Brown conducted by Claytee D. White on February 21, 2018 for the Remembering 1 October Oral History Project. In this interview, Lauren M. Brown discusses her history with Las Vegas, Nevada, starting from when she moved to the city in 1997. She describes her experience as one of the many who stood in line to donate blood on October 2, 2017, the day after the 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting. Brown talks about what stood out on that day, including the overwhelming amount of people waiting to donate blood and the people who brought drinks and pastries for those waiting. She speaks about how that day showed her the heart of Las Vegas and changed her perspective of the city. Brown also discusses her correspondence with the Healing Garden to give ideas for the design of a permanent memorial for the tragedy.
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Photographs of Frontier Strike: First Rally of the Frontier Strike, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1991 August 07 (Folder 1 of 3)
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Archival Collection
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Culinary Workers Union strikers rally outside the Frontier Hotel and Casino with signs that say, "CONQUERING THE FRONTIER" and "MARGARET ELARDI BARGAIN IN GOOD FAITH". The Frontier marquee reads: "Welcome teachers & ironworkers, bottled beer 25 cents 2pm Aug. 7 .. 10"Arrangement note: Series I. Demonstrations, Subseries I.A. Frontier Strike Site name: Frontier Hotel and Casino
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Photographs of Frontier Strike sit-in, Culinary Union, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1991 September 28 (Folder 1 of 2)
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Archival Collection
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Culinary Union secretary-treasurer Jim Arnold holds an American flag in the middle of the street surrounded by a group of people during a sit-in. News reporters are seen at the Frontier Strike prior to the arrests by the Las Vegas (Nev.) Metropolitan Police Department.Arrangement note: Series I. Demonstrations, Subseries I.A. Frontier Strike Site name: Frontier Hotel and Casino; The Strip (Las Vegas, Nev.)
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